82 ‘ SIXTY-FIF TH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 15. 1917. Army herein provided for shall be filled by temporary promotions W139 zu and appointments in the manner dprescribed for filling temporary ` ’p' vacancies by section one hundre_ and fourteen of the national t£1*;1m¤¤°¤* 5******8** defense Act approved June third,_nmeteen hundred and sixteen; and ` officers appointed under the provisions of this Act to higher grades ID the forces other than the Regular Army herein provrded for shall not vacate their permanent commissions nor be prejudiced in their A 0. mem to be relative or lineal standing in the Regular_Army. _ sw siiiiegency perm. Sec. 9. That the apfpointments authorized and made as provided by the second, third, ourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh paragraphs of section one and by section eight of this Act, and the tcmporar appointments in the Regular Army authorized by the first paragraplli 0 section one of this Act, shall be for the period of the emergency, D_ h { unless sooner terminated by discharge or otherwise. The President ”° ams °" °°“S°‘ is hereb authorized to discharge any officer from the office held by E _ _ b d him under such appointment for any cause which, in the judgment ¤,,,,?§¥,“§au§‘§§m{§Z§Si of the President, would promote the public service; and the general °*°· commanding any division and higher tactical organization or territorial de artment is authorized to appoint from time to time military boards elf not less than three nor more than five officers of the forces herein provided for to examine into and re ort u on the ca acit . . , P P _ _ P Y» quahiication, conduct, and eiiiciency of any commissioned officer within his command other than officers of the Regular Army holdin permanent orllprovisional commissions therein. Each member 0% Di _ such board sh - be superior m rank to the officer whose qualifications m,.,,§°J§‘T'g°° ‘f '°°°"“‘ are to be inquired into, and if the report of such board be adverse to the continuance of angssuch officer and be approved b the President such officer shall be charged from the service at the discretion of Eqmmydpsy ew the President with one month s pay and allowances. _ dwlma » ·, _ nc. 10. That all officers and enlisted men of the forces herein provided for other than the Regular Army shall be in all respects on the same footing as to pay, allowances, and ensions as officers and en- _ _ listed men of corresponding grades and) length of service in the ,u&,{·j1¤£<·6ggg_ Regular Army; and_comn1encing June one, nineteen hundred and amy- seventeen, and continuing until the termination of the emergency, all enlisted men of the Army of the United States in active service whose base pay does not exceed $21 er month shall receive an increase of $15 {per month; those whose base pay is $24, an increase of $12 per mont ; those whose base ay is $30, $36, or $40, an increase of $8 per month; and those whose Ease pay is $45 or more, an increase
Gd t°Sm_ of $6 per month: Prmnkled, That the increases of pay herein authorme pay. ized s all not enter into the computation of continuous-service pay. dggf Sec. 11. That all existing restrictions upon the detail, detachment,
and employment of officers and_enl1sted men of the Regular Army _ are here y suspended for the period of the present emergency. &u';*b¤g¤i¤z{,dpf¤¤ib1¤¤¤¤ Sec. 12. That the President of the United States, as Commander ma, p. sw. Chief of the_Army, is authorized to make such re ations governing the prohibition of alcoholic liquors in or near m§il;1ar camps and Mm to the officers and enlisted men oil the Arm as he may fiom time to sms ,; p,,s,_,’ mq time deem necessary or advisable: Provaklzd, That no person, cor- ¤¤‘*>¤d¤¤¤· poration, partnership, or association shall sell, supply, or have in his or its possession any intoxicating or spirituous liquors at any military gslagogbcinéopment, hfopt, ppst, o1f§icers’ or enlisted men’S _ , c cing use a e ime or m` `ta u oses under this
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mm ,m,§§fjf “”*‘ sale and use of intoxicating liquors for medicinal purposes. It shall . • be unlawful to sell any intoxicating liqour, including beer, ale, or _ t M wine, to any officer or member of the military forces while in nmiform, I""“'““’“’ · except as _ erem provided. Any_person, corporation, partnership, or association violating the rovisions of this section of the regulations made thereunder shall? unless otherwise punishable under the Articles of War, be deemed guilty of a misdemeaner and be punished
